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From: go_spam_yourself@iglou2.iglou.com (Bill Marcum)
Subject: Re: Booting MINIX 1.5
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>> Klaus Syttkus wrote:
>> > 
>> > the hole covered. The magnetic coating of a HD disk needs a stronger
>field
>> > for magnetizing - that is what the hole is for! Use DD disks instead!
>> > 
>> > hope this helps.
>> > 
This is true for 5.25" HD disks, (except that they don't use a hole to identify
the disk as HD), but not for 3.5".


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